420 The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association June 2014 | Vol 114 | No. 6 Continuity of Care Training Over Time Is Essential for Family Physicians A family physician is required to possess a broad knowledge of health maintenance and disease processes that is inclusive of all body systems and how those systems interact. However, the length of postdoctoral training proposed for these ne...

corporate entrepreneurship is a process of discovery, evaluation and exploitation of new business opportunities within a company or organization to create new products and services. therefore, the staff psychological empowerment is one of the most important concerns for successful organizations. this study can be considered an applied research based on its goal and data collection is descriptiv...

Throughout history, the care of women's reproductive health needs has included termination of unwanted pregnancy. Unfortunately, access to safe first-trimester abortion is restricted by a lack of skilled providers. In an effort to provide data-based evidence and increase access to first-trimester abortion care in California, the University of California, San Francisco, under the auspices of the...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the optimum content of a 1-day classroom-based crew resource management (CRM) course for health-care personnel working in ad hoc teams in complex, time-critical hospital departments such as surgery, intensive care or emergency. DESIGN A two-round modified Delphi panel. PARTICIPANTS selected teamwork competency components suitable for incl...

Young adults are increasingly integrating social media into their daily lives and social behavior, and empirical work on the personality traits and interpersonal competency associated with use and the potential consequences of use on social behavior is still emerging. The present study sought to investigate the interrelationships among constructs relevant to the developmental tasks associated w...

Competency models provide insight into key skills which are common to many positions in an organization. Moreover, there is a range of competencies that is used by many companies. Researchers have developed core competency terminology to underline their cross-organizational value. The article presents a theoretical model of core competencies consisting of two main higher-order competencies call...